JumpCloud Delivers Powerful New Features for Google Workspace and Google Cloud Customers
May 09 2024 - 8:01AM
JumpCloud Inc. today announced new features to help Google
Workspace and Google Cloud customers get even more out of their
JumpCloud on Google use. The new features deliver enhanced
security, greater IT admin efficiency, and an easier experience for
both IT teams and end users.
Three features in particular are designed specifically to help
Google Cloud and Google Workspace customers:
- Passwordless access capabilities through JumpCloud GoTM that
use biometrics for greater ease of use and provide phishing
resistance.
- Identity federation so customers can easily add device
management to their environment using their Google Workspace
credentials.
- Temporary Elevated Device Privileges that make it easy for
organizations to secure their environment with least privilege
access to their JumpCloud managed devices.
Today’s product announcements build on a year of JumpCloud
momentum around the Google Cloud ecosystem. JumpCloud announced its
strategic partnership with Google Workspace in April 2023. In the
year since, the partnership has expanded around the world to 28
Google Cloud partners, including industry heavyweights like Cloud
Office, Devoteam, DigiCloud, SADA (recently acquired by Insight),
and Shivaami.
“Managing users, devices, and resources using complementary,
best-of-breed solutions is critical to protect against threat
vectors targeting organizations,” said John Veltri, managing
director of workspace and collaboration, SADA. “With its new
capabilities, JumpCloud with Google Workspace will further enhance
how organizations deliver secure, frictionless access to users
while improving their cybersecurity posture.”
“Tool sprawl increases complexity and creates an enormous burden
for IT admins, putting their organizations at significant risk,”
said Greg Armanini, vice president of product management,
JumpCloud. “JumpCloud and Google Workspace together deliver a
comprehensive solution across device, identity, and access
management, while also giving IT teams the freedom to add industry
leading tools that best fit their deployment’s needs.”
Product Details
New Passwordless Access to Google Cloud Assets with
JumpCloud GoWith JumpCloud Go, IT admins can deliver
passwordless access to Google Cloud resources and Google Workspace
instances using the biometrics built into users’ devices. This
reduces login fatigue through a phishing-resistant solution that
secures access to an organization’s most sensitive assets.
Key capabilities include:
- Increased user productivity and security by
leveraging device biometric authenticators, such as Apple Touch ID
or Windows Hello, combined with JumpCloud Go to overcome
traditional password or multi-factor authentication (MFA)
challenges.
- Phishing-resistant authentication by issuing
access only after requests are cryptographically verified, reducing
the potential attack surface for phishing.
New Federated Identity CapabilitiesJumpCloud’s
external identity federation allows Google Workspace admins to
automate end-to-end user login workflows to reduce authentication
complexity, support costs, and increase security all from one pane
of glass. End users can now authenticate with their Google
Workspace credentials across devices, networks, and IT resources
for a consistent user experience.
Key capabilities include:
- Configuring Google Workspace as a federated identity
provider for user authentication to the JumpCloud user
portal and managed devices.
- Federated device self-service account
provisioning that allows users to sign in with their
Google Workspace login credentials to authorize a new local device
account.
- Federated Mac automated device enrollment to
enable users to automatically enroll devices into JumpCloud mobile
device management (MDM) during the device out-of-box experience
with their local device account authorization.
- Federated local password reset that allows
users to reset their device password using their Google Workspace
account without IT intervention.
New Temporary Elevated Device PrivilegesThrough
JumpCloud, Google Workspace admins can elevate and automatically
remove users’ permissions on a device for a specific time frame to
deliver just-in-time device access. This simplifies and further
enhances an organization’s ability to enforce the concept of least
privileges across their managed devices by allowing admins to limit
user permissions by default.
Key capabilities include:
- Automated elevated user privilege and privilege
expiration for users on their devices on an as-needed
basis.
- Temporary local administrator rights with
privileges to install software, run scripts or change environmental
settings.
- Data insight events that capture all the
relevant activity logs for auditing, troubleshooting, and meeting a
company’s compliance requirements.
About JumpCloudJumpCloud® helps IT teams and
managed service providers (MSPs) Make Work Happen® by centralizing
management of user identities and devices, enabling small and
medium-sized enterprises to adopt Zero Trust security models.
JumpCloud has been used by more than 200,000 organizations,
including GoFundMe, Grab, Beyond Finance, and Foursquare. JumpCloud
has raised over $400M from world-class investors including General
Atlantic, Sapphire Ventures, Sands Capital, Atlassian, and
CrowdStrike.
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Partner Support
Cloud Office: "Packaging Google Workspace and
JumpCloud allows us to pair the most powerful identity and device
management system with the most effective productivity suite. This
gives us an all-in-one solution that meets the dynamic needs of all
of our customers. In terms of ease of use and cost-savings, there's
nothing better on the market." Dimitar Pavlov, CEO, Cloud
Office.
Shivaami:"Finding a cloud solution that can
adequately secure and power the IT needs at the speed at which
India businesses are growing isn't easy. But choosing JumpCloud and
Google Workspace is. We can offer our customers a simpler, safer
way to collaborate in the cloud and have the utmost confidence that
no matter how fast a business needs to scale, JumpCloud and Google
Workspace are ready." Punit Thakkar, CEO & MD, Shivaami
Digicloud:"JumpCloud and Google Workspace
together give us a seamless solution to secure leading African
organisations. Our partners' customers will not only have a
superior option to replace ageing legacy identity management
systems, but also a flexible and powerful option to manage modern
identity and productivity needs." Gregory MacLennan, CEO, Digicloud
Africa
Devoteam:"Our customers need to comply with
high security standards while meeting the productivity needs unique
to hyper growth companies. Because of JumpCloud, we've helped
customers onboard record numbers of employees at an extraordinary
pace. Adding Google Workspace to the equation is kind of a golden
combination, unlocking both greater efficiencies and better
security - it's an incredible partnership." Cyril Lehman, vice
president, Devoteam Cybertrust
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